Olga Olehivna Babiy (Ukrainian: Ольга Олегівна Бабій; born 20 June 1989), née Kalinina (Ukrainian: Калініна), is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2013).
| Olga Babiy | |
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.jpg) Babiy in 2008 | |
| Full name | Olga Olehivna Babiy (née Kalinina) |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Born | 20 June 1989 Ternopil, Ukraine |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2013) |
| Peak rating | 2388 (June 2017) |
Chess career
editIn 2009 she won Ukrainian girls' championship in the age category U20.[1] In the same year in Yevpatoria she won bronze medal in the Ukrainian women's chess championship.[2] In 2011 in Shenzhen she played for Ukrainian student national team in the 2011 Summer Universiade and won team silver medal. In 2015 in Lviv she won silver medal in the Ukrainian women's chess championship.
In 2008, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title five years later.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Чемпіонат України з шахів серед юнаків і дівчат до 20 років, Луганськ, 1-12.04.2009" [Ukrainian Chess Championship among boys and girls under 20, Luhansk, 1-12 April 2009]. ukrchess.org.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Lisenko, Anatoly. "Чемпіонат України серед жінок, Євпаторія, 22-31.05.2009" [Ukrainian Women's Championship, Yevpatoria, 22-31 May 2009]. ukrchess.org.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Administrator. "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.
External links
edit- Olga Babiy rating card at FIDE
- Olga Kalinina player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Olga Babiy chess games at 365Chess.com
